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Addington is also known for his reactionary crackdown on advocates of democratic reforms during a ten-year spell as Home Secretary from 1812 to 1822. He is the longest continuously serving holder of that office since it was created in 1782.
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29 de dic. de 2017 · Biography. Henry Addington’s historical reputation owes less to his brief spell as Prime Minister than to his later career as a famously reactionary Home Secretary after becoming Viscount...
8 de abr. de 2024 · Created Viscount Sidmouth in January 1805, he then served as lord president of the council (1805, 1806–07, 1812) and lord privy seal (1806). As home secretary in the ministry of the earl of Liverpool, from June 1812 to January 1822, Sidmouth faced general edginess caused by high prices, business failures, and widespread unemployment.
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Henry Addington (1757-1844) First Viscount Sidmouth from 1805. Home Secretary, 1812-22. Minister without Portfolio, 1822-24. Speaker of the House of Commons….
He continued in politics for over twenty five years, including ten years as Home Secretary, when his severe actions in combating social unrest brought him great unpopularity. Lord Sidmouth's last speech in Parliament opposed Catholic Emancipation and his last vote was against the Reform Bill of 1832.
1 de oct. de 2015 · Addington, now Viscount Sidmouth, briefly returned to government as Lord President of the Council in Pitt’s second administration, and then served in William Grenville’s ministry. His resignation in 1807 left him out of office until in 1812, when Lord Liverpool asked him to become Home Secretary.
However, he accepted the post of Lord President of the Council in April 1812 and then became Liverpool's Home Secretary. Liverpool succeeded the assassinated Spencer Perceval as PM. As Home Secretary, Sidmouth pursued a policy of severity in an attempt to suppress manifestations of discontent and disaffection.
